Politics

By integrating five existing teaching approaches into a four-phase learning design, the article provides a replicable framework to guide students from passive viewing towards active and critical engagement with IR concepts Read the full article: tinyurl.com/4p35nz54

The article argues that film-based teaching in IR is often fragmented and undertheorised, risking passive consumption or cognitive overload. To address this, the authors develop a pedagogical scaffolding framework grounded in socio-cultural learning theory

📢 New Article “The visualisation of international relations: Using film as pedagogical scaffolding” by Richard J. Cook, Igor Sevenard and Mateus Bilhar explores how film can be used more effectively in teaching International Relations @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals @UofGlasgow

4/4. The article advances the idea of “divided conservatism” to explain how climate consensus can erode within governing parties, even in countries seen as climate leaders. @PolStudiesAssoc Please read the full article here: tinyurl.com/v8yc8vhf

3/4. The study finds that divisions within the Conservative Party played a central role in weakening climate consensus, increasing volatility, and expanding delay/denial discourse in parliamentary debate, especially during periods shaped by COVID-19 and cost-of-living pressures.

1/4.📢 New Article We're thrilled to announce the publication of: “Political elite climate consensus erosion: Evidence from the UK Parliament (2017–22)” by Sean McDaniel, Cristina Leston-Bandeira, Nicole Nisbett, and Viktoria Spaiser @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals @UofGlasgow

4/4. Rather than defining active learning narrowly, this symposium opens space for debate and innovation highlighting how creative teaching can foster meaningful learning in Politics & IR. @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals Please see the link below. tinyurl.com/4y6fb4mb

3/4. The symposium showcases diverse approaches: using popular culture to understand conflict, role-play and improvisation in policy teaching, experiential study visits, and critical reflections on “spacious learning” and care in pedagogy.

1/4. New symposium on Active Learning in Politics & IR by Andrew Judge highlights how teaching in the field is evolving beyond traditional lectures toward more engaging, student-centred approaches. @PolStudiesAssoc @UofGlasgow @SageJournals

From party politics to monarchy, foreign policy to global perceptions, the issue reveals both the aspirations and limits of Global Britain as a geopolitical imaginary @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals @UofGlasgow Please see the link below for the full issue tinyurl.com/3aym4n84

Across six articles, contributors examine how Global Britain was received, ranging from enthusiasm to mockery, and how it sought to address deep ontological insecurity in UK identity.

📢 New Special Issue out now! Politics, Vol. 46(2), May 2026: “Global Britain: Imaginaries, Identities and Ontological Security” Edited by Christopher Browning, Ben Wellings & Matteo Bonotti. @PolStudiesAssoc @UofGlasgow @SageJournals

Prof. Kelly Kollman, one of our Politics editors, attended the Meet the Editors session at the PSA conference in Oxford (30 March–1 April). Organized by the Early Career Network, editors from all four PSA journals answered questions on publishing and peer review @PolStudiesAssoc

4/4. Please read the full article here: tinyurl.com/mvfumf84 @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals

3/4. The authors introduce “inequitable incorporation” as a new analytical lens: What do women contribute? Who benefits from their efforts? What do they receive in return? Findings suggest party elites and successful candidates, mostly men, capture many of the benefits.

1/4. New publication 📢 “Gender electoral quotas and women’s inequitable incorporation in politics: What women bear and political parties gain in Medan, Indonesia” by Tanya Jakimow, Asima Yanty Siahaan, Yumasdaleni, and Aida Fitria Harahap. @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals